Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

When Du He heard Li Shimin making big promises and talking about his own illness, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

Good guy!

After such a series of attacks, Li Chengqian will definitely change his mind.

A few breaths of silence.

"Hey!"

Li Chengqian sighed heavily and bowed to Li Shimin.

"Since the emperor also wants the credit for expanding the territory, I naturally cannot compete with you. Then I will ascend the throne after the army returns victorious."

"There are many important positions vacant at court right now. Do you think we should fill them in the near future?"

With Changsun Wuji and Zhang Xuansu being detained, Cui Xu was the only minister left in the Ministry of Personnel to take charge of the situation.

This means that after Zhining was killed, apart from the Minister of the Secretariat Ma Zhou, there were only a few Secretaries who could do things in the Secretariat.

As for Xiao Kai, the newly promoted Secretary of the Central Secretariat, it is better not to say anything about him.

The situation in the Secretariat was similar. Li Ji led the army to war, Yuwen Jie was about to be killed, and Hou Junji and Du Gou were left to take charge of the situation.

As for the Imperial Household Department, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Military Equipment Bureau and other departments, all of them had vacancies for adjutants.

When the 30-strong army was conquering Tubo and India, if these core departments were not replenished with officials quickly, the officials in charge of logistics would be under tremendous pressure.

Think for a moment.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Let's not fill the vacant official positions in the court for the time being. Let them remain vacant for three or four months. There won't be any big problems."

"Otherwise, if we promote some officials now, it will be difficult for you to reward them after the army returns victorious."

There was a pause.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "These important official positions are vacant. In order to successfully squeeze in, the officials below will definitely handle state affairs more seriously."

"During this time, you can also observe carefully and see which officials are worthy of being entrusted with important tasks."

"This is a great opportunity."

After he successfully launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he spent a lot of effort on the issue of replacing important officials in the court, and even offended many old ministers of Wude.

If he appoints a group of officials now and Li Chengqian replaces them at the end of the year, these officials will definitely be very resentful.

Besides, these official positions are like pieces of meat. If you hang them high, they will attract a bunch of hungry wolves to look up at them.

If these hungry wolves were ambitious, they would definitely perform like crazy.

The corners of Li Chengqian's mouth twitched slightly, and then he bowed with admiration on his face and said.

"Father, you are wise!"

After saying this, Li Chengqian began to complain in his heart.

Ginger is still spicy!

My father used these official positions as bait, so that those ministers, vice ministers and doctors could see it but could not take it. At that time, one person would do the work of three people.

The court must have saved at least two or three thousand strings of cash in salary, right?

Li Shimin stood up and said, "It's getting late. You all should go back and have a good rest. I will send someone to call you to Ziwei Palace tomorrow."

"After this major incident, the officials and the princes must be feeling very confused. We need to calm them down."

The army is about to set out, and the court must remain stable.

If the internal instability of the imperial court led to heavy casualties among the 30-strong army, the impact on the Tang Dynasty would be severe.

Li Chengqian and Du He bowed and said.

"promise."

Led by the eunuchs, they walked towards a nearby side hall.

When Du He returned to the dormitory, he found that Li Yi had not gone to bed yet. She was sitting at the desk copying poems.

As for Du Ping'an, Du Junshan and Du Mingyuan, they were lying on their small beds and sleeping soundly.

Du He asked softly, "Yier, why aren't you asleep yet?"

"You are six months pregnant now, you can't rest too late."

When he walked over and took a look, he found that Li Yi had copied more than ten poems, and they were all poems copied by him.

The handwriting is good, much better looking than his.

Li Yi looked up at Du He, put the pen on the shelf, and then asked worriedly.

"Husband, what happened tonight?"

"Why did my uncle seek power and usurp the throne?"

She knew that her uncle and Yuwen Jie and others had been supporting the emperor's younger brother Li Zhi, hoping to push Li Zhi to the throne.

But she never thought that her uncle would have the intention to usurp power.

Du He smiled and said, "Changsun Wuji and his followers have no other choice but to launch a palace coup."

"Of course, conspiracy to rebel is also a dead end for them."

From the day Li Shimin decided to support Li Chengqian to ascend the throne, the fate of Changsun Wuji and others was determined.

It’s just that Changsun Wuji, Yuwen Jie and others have survived until now.

Li Yi asked curiously, "Husband, if my uncle hadn't rebelled, my eldest brother wouldn't have killed him, right?"

"Is there any need for my uncle to rebel?

After all, Changsun Wuji is their uncle, and the eldest brother is not a cruel king, so how could he kill his uncle?

At worst, my eldest brother can send my uncle to be a governor or a provincial governor. As long as my uncle governs the area honestly, he may become a prince in the future.

Du He shook his head and said, "After the Crown Prince became lame, Zhangsun Wuji began to harbor ambitions and secretly colluded with officials from the Guanlong Group."

"Once ambition grows rapidly, there's no way to retract it."

"He would not be content to be a minister, let alone take up a provincial post."

Since Li Shimin came to power, Changsun Wuji has been able to participate in state affairs, but has not been in charge of any specific department.

After being suppressed for many years, Changsun Wuji had already become impatient.

After all, all of His Majesty's other right-hand men are in high positions, but Changsun Wuji has never held real power.

He has endured for so many years and has a lot of resentment in his heart.

As Du He finished speaking, Li Yi fell into silence.

a long time.

Li Yi asked in a low voice, "How will the emperor deal with my uncle and the people of the Changsun clan?"

Du He said softly, "Except for Chang Sun Chong who will be left to continue the bloodline, the rest will be beheaded in public. Your Majesty and the Crown Prince have made up their minds, and no one can persuade them."

Hearing her husband's reminder, Li Yi nodded slightly.

"Hey!"

She sighed softly, then hugged Du He's arm and said.

"Husband, let's take a rest."

Li Yi also knew that his uncle had taken the lead in launching a palace coup. Even if his father wanted to spare his uncle's life, his eldest brother would not let his uncle live.

Even the husband will not ignore it.

...

The next day.

When the sun is three poles high.

The maid Xuemei walked to the bedside and reported, "Sir, His Majesty invites you to the Ziwei Palace for dinner."

"The servant has brought the meal for Her Royal Highness and the Young Master. You can eat it anytime after they wake up."

Important matters would be discussed after dinner, and Li Shimin did not invite the princes and kings over, but let them eat in the bedroom.

"Ah."

Du He responded, got up, and washed up with the help of the maid.

Yan Xuemei, the housekeeper of the princess's mansion, is an old woman who has served Li Yi for many years. She can tell you the key points in one breath, so there is no need for him to ask more questions.

Half a quarter of an hour later.

When Du He walked into Ziwei Hall, he found that the other civil and military officials had already arrived, but there were many vacant seats on both sides of the hall.

When the officials saw Du He come in, they all stood up and saluted.

"Greetings to Lord Korea."

Everyone knew that from today on, Du He officially became the most powerful official in the Tang Dynasty.

After Du He returns triumphantly, he may replace Li Ji as Shangshu Zuo Pushe, or take up a new important position.

It is not difficult to guess this new important position, he is in charge of the Secretariat!

Du He's face was also full of smiles, and he bowed to all the civil and military officials.

"You don't have to be polite."